| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |